Something Something Darkside | Weird Beard Brew Co.
Brewed by:
Weird Beard Brew Co.
England, United Kingdom
weirdbeardbrewco.com
Style: American Black Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 9.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by EmperorBevis on 06-05-2014
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Ratings: 19 | Reviews: 5
3.73/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours black with low foam.
Smell is a bit sweet, with notes of chocolate and roasted coffee.
Taste starts of with sweet chocolate, and adds roasted coffee and a bit of bitterness.
Mouthfeel is medum, well carbonated.
Overall, a good Black IPA, that's a little bit shallow in the flavor, would have liked some more complexity.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours black with low foam.
Smell is a bit sweet, with notes of chocolate and roasted coffee.
Taste starts of with sweet chocolate, and adds roasted coffee and a bit of bitterness.
Mouthfeel is medum, well carbonated.
Overall, a good Black IPA, that's a little bit shallow in the flavor, would have liked some more complexity.
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4.25/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.83/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Almost pitch black, darkest shade of Ruby/mahogany held against bright light! Huge creamy tan head with good retention.
Fruity hoppy aroma rivals the best IPAs! As it warmed up, roasted malt aroma fighting to assert itself against the intense hop aroma. Sweet resinous hoppy pine aroma when swirled!
Excellent balance between roasted malt and hops! This has the citrus hoppy taste of the best IPAs, along with the chocolate of the best porters!
Finishes with a dry Licorice feel!
Luscious creamy smooth mouthfeel! Slight oily texture. Medium carbonation is spot on for the style!
Nice hoppy burp!!
Top marks for style; this is how a black IPA should be like IMHO!
Batch No: 0277.
Bottled on: Feb-16.
Best Before: Feb-18.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Almost pitch black, darkest shade of Ruby/mahogany held against bright light! Huge creamy tan head with good retention.
Fruity hoppy aroma rivals the best IPAs! As it warmed up, roasted malt aroma fighting to assert itself against the intense hop aroma. Sweet resinous hoppy pine aroma when swirled!
Excellent balance between roasted malt and hops! This has the citrus hoppy taste of the best IPAs, along with the chocolate of the best porters!
Finishes with a dry Licorice feel!
Luscious creamy smooth mouthfeel! Slight oily texture. Medium carbonation is spot on for the style!
Nice hoppy burp!!
Top marks for style; this is how a black IPA should be like IMHO!
Batch No: 0277.
Bottled on: Feb-16.
Best Before: Feb-18.
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3.27/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bourbon Barrel Aged version
Color: deep brown, opaque, beige foam, not very durable, slightly but still adorns the glass.
Aroma: delicate coffee, roasted notes and cherries.
The taste is dominated by notes of roasted, mainly coffee, the rest is hidden.
Gentian: coffee, dry. Saturation average, alcohol perfectly hidden.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bourbon Barrel Aged version
Color: deep brown, opaque, beige foam, not very durable, slightly but still adorns the glass.
Aroma: delicate coffee, roasted notes and cherries.
The taste is dominated by notes of roasted, mainly coffee, the rest is hidden.
Gentian: coffee, dry. Saturation average, alcohol perfectly hidden.
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4.23/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.75/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.34/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4/5 rDev -1%
330ml bottle bought from The Vineyard, Belfast
Poured a deep black colour. Light tan head poured fairly thick and foamy then faded slowly to good thickish covering... lots of sticky lacing most of the way down the glass...
Aroma - Juicy tart fruits (orange zest, pears, lemons) followed by sweet and roasted malts, light chocolate and coffee notes, faint brown sugar traces, strong piney resin and citrus hopiness, raw nuts - pistachio, some rubberiness, honey, cut wet grass / hay...
Taste - Tons of piney, grassy and citrus hop bitterness up front... juicy tart fruits (strong grapefruits, lemons, bitter oranges), nice caramel malts and notes of floral honey balance out the hops, strong chocolate notes, quite herbal, some liquorice, nice strong roastiness...
M&D - Fairly smooth with a little oiliness in the background then some sharpness comes through... full bodied... fairly drinkable for a 9% brew
Overall - An excellent and slightly unusual brew... recommended
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330ml bottle bought from The Vineyard, Belfast
Poured a deep black colour. Light tan head poured fairly thick and foamy then faded slowly to good thickish covering... lots of sticky lacing most of the way down the glass...
Aroma - Juicy tart fruits (orange zest, pears, lemons) followed by sweet and roasted malts, light chocolate and coffee notes, faint brown sugar traces, strong piney resin and citrus hopiness, raw nuts - pistachio, some rubberiness, honey, cut wet grass / hay...
Taste - Tons of piney, grassy and citrus hop bitterness up front... juicy tart fruits (strong grapefruits, lemons, bitter oranges), nice caramel malts and notes of floral honey balance out the hops, strong chocolate notes, quite herbal, some liquorice, nice strong roastiness...
M&D - Fairly smooth with a little oiliness in the background then some sharpness comes through... full bodied... fairly drinkable for a 9% brew
Overall - An excellent and slightly unusual brew... recommended
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4.32/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled and bottle conditioned
Black and Tan, a mashup between an imperial stout and an imperial IPA.
Black colour with a tan head. Aroma fruity, liquorice, and toffee. Taste has rich and deep roasted malt and pithy citrus. Rich and full arming body.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled and bottle conditioned
Black and Tan, a mashup between an imperial stout and an imperial IPA.
Black colour with a tan head. Aroma fruity, liquorice, and toffee. Taste has rich and deep roasted malt and pithy citrus. Rich and full arming body.
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Something Something Darkside from Weird Beard Brew Co.
Beer rating:
4.04 out of
5 with
19 ratings
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